Common use of Traffic Measurement and Billing over Interconnection Trunks Clause in Contracts

Traffic Measurement and Billing over Interconnection Trunks. 4.1 The Parties will provide each other with the proper call information, including all proper translations for routing between networks and any information necessary for billing. 4.2 Each Party reserves the right to audit, at its own expense, all traffic and any associated billing as specified in this Section of the Agreement, up to a maximum of two audits per calendar year to ensure that only Local Traffic is being routed on the Interconnection Trunks and that rates are being applied appropriately. Each Party agrees to provide the necessary Traffic data in conjunction with any such audit in a timely manner. 4.3 To the extent technically and economically feasible, each Party shall pass unaltered Calling Party Number (CPN) information on each call. The Parties agree that they will not populate the CPN field in the call detail record with a Wholesale Cust billing or local routing number but will utilize the s CPN or billing number. 4.3.1 Where possible, actual call detail records including the CPN, will be used by the terminating Party for purposes of auditing the scope of traffic. Where a terminating Party has the capability, it will use the actual call detail records including the CPN information associated with each specific call to identify traffic delivered by the other Party as either Local Traffic, or traffic that is not within the scope of this Agreement. 4.3.2 When a terminating Party receives insufficient call detail or the CPN is missing or masked, and therefore cannot determine whether the call is or is not within the scope of this Agreement, and if the percentage of traffic delivered with CPN and having sufficient detail is greater than 90% of total calls delivered, the calls without sufficient detail or CPN will be presumed to be in the same proportion as the calls having sufficient detail and CPN. If traffic delivered by one Party to the other Party has CPN and sufficient call detail on fewer than 90% of the calls, the terminating Party may provide written notice of a billing dispute to the other Party delivering such calls below the 90 percent threshold. Upon such notice, the Party delivering the traffic to the other Party (the "Delivering Party) shall have 30 days to investigate and correct the lack of CPN and report the date the problem was corrected to the other Party (th rminati provide evidence indicating the nature of calls that have insufficient call detail or lack a CPN. If the problem cannot be repaired within 30 days of the written notice to bring the delivered traffic without CPN to fewer than 10% of total calls, the Terminating Party will bill all traffic without CPN based on its intrastate access tariff for traffic in excess of 10% until such time as the traffic without CPN is fewer than 10% of total traffic.

Traffic Measurement and Billing over Interconnection Trunks. 4.1 The Parties will provide each other with the proper call information, including all proper translations for routing between networks and any information necessary for billing. 4.2 Each Party reserves the right to audit, at its own expense, all traffic and any associated billing as specified in this Section of the Agreement, up to a maximum of two audits per calendar year to ensure that only Local Traffic is being routed on the Interconnection Trunks and that rates are being applied appropriately. Each Party agrees to provide the necessary Traffic data in conjunction with any such audit in a timely manner. 4.3 To the extent technically and economically feasible, each Party shall pass unaltered Calling Party Number (CPN) information on each call. The Parties agree that they will not populate the CPN field in the call detail record with a Wholesale Cust Customer’s billing or local routing number but will utilize the s Customer’s CPN or billing number. 4.3.1 Where possible, actual call detail records including the CPN, will be used by the terminating Party for purposes of auditing the scope of traffic. Where a terminating Party has the capability, it will use the actual call detail records including the CPN information associated with each specific call to identify traffic delivered by the other Party as either Local Traffic, or traffic that is not within the scope of this Agreement. 4.3.2 When a terminating Party receives insufficient call detail or the CPN is missing or masked, and therefore cannot determine whether the call is or is not within the scope of this Agreement, and if the percentage of traffic delivered with CPN and having sufficient detail is greater than 90% of total calls delivered, the calls without sufficient detail or CPN will be presumed to be in the same proportion as the calls having sufficient detail and CPN. If traffic delivered by one Party to the other Party has CPN and sufficient call detail on fewer than 90% of the calls, the terminating Party may provide written notice of a billing dispute to the other Party delivering such calls below the 90 percent threshold. Upon such notice, the Party delivering the traffic to the other Party (the "Delivering Party) shall have 30 days to investigate and correct the lack of CPN and report the date the problem was corrected to the other Party (th rminati the “Terminating Party”) or provide evidence indicating the nature of calls that have insufficient call detail or lack a CPN. If the problem cannot be repaired within 30 days of the written notice to bring the delivered traffic without CPN to fewer than 10% of total calls, the Terminating Party will bill all traffic without CPN based on its intrastate access tariff for traffic in excess of 10% until such time as the traffic without CPN is fewer than 10% of total traffic.

Traffic Measurement and Billing over Interconnection Trunks. 4.1 The Parties will provide each other with the proper call information, including all proper translations for routing between networks and any information necessary for billing. 4.2 Each Party reserves the right to audit, at its own expense, all traffic and any associated billing as specified in this Section of the Agreement, up to a maximum of two audits per calendar year once in a Calendar Year, to ensure that only Local Traffic is being routed on the Interconnection Trunks and that rates are being applied appropriately. Each Party agrees to provide the necessary Traffic data in conjunction with any such audit in a timely manner. 4.3 To the extent technically and economically feasible, each Party shall pass unaltered Calling Party Number (“CPN”) information on each callat least ninety percent (90%) of all calls. The Parties agree that they will not populate the CPN field in the call detail record with a Wholesale Cust Customer’s billing or local routing number but will utilize the s Customer’s CPN or billing number. 4.3.1 Where possible, actual call detail records including the CPN, will be used by the terminating Party for purposes of auditing the scope of traffic. Where a terminating Party has the capability, it will use the actual call detail records including the CPN information associated with each specific call to identify traffic delivered by the other Party as either Local Traffic, or traffic that is not within the scope of this Agreement. 4.3.2 When a terminating Party receives insufficient call detail or the CPN is missing or masked, and therefore cannot determine whether the call is or is not within the scope of this Agreement, and if the percentage of traffic delivered with CPN and having sufficient detail is greater than ninety percent (90% %) of total calls delivered, the calls without sufficient detail or CPN will be presumed to be in the same proportion as the calls having sufficient detail and CPN. If traffic delivered by one Party to the other Party has CPN and sufficient call detail on fewer than 90% of the calls, the terminating Party may provide written notice of a billing dispute to the other Party delivering Partydelivering such calls below the 90 ninety percent (90%) threshold. Upon such notice, the Party delivering the traffic to the other Party (the "“Delivering Party) shall have 30 thirty (30) days to investigate and correct the lack of CPN and report the date the problem was corrected to the other Party (th rminati the “Terminating Party”) or provide evidence indicating the nature of calls that have insufficient call detail or lack a CPN. If the problem cannot be repaired within 30 thirty (30) days of the written notice to bring the delivered traffic without CPN to fewer than ten percent (10% %) of total calls, the Terminating Party will bill all traffic without CPN based on its intrastate interstate access tariff for traffic in excess of ten percent (10% %) until such time as the traffic without CPN is fewer than 10% of total traffic.time

Traffic Measurement and Billing over Interconnection Trunks. 4.1 The Parties will provide each other with the proper call information, including all proper translations for routing between networks and any information necessary for billing. 4.2 Each Party reserves the right to audit, at its own expense, all traffic and any associated billing as specified in this Section of the Agreement, up to a maximum of two audits per calendar year to ensure that only Local Traffic is are being routed on the Interconnection Trunks and that rates are being applied appropriately. Each Party agrees to provide the necessary Traffic data in conjunction with any such audit in a timely manner. 4.3 4.2 To the extent technically and economically feasible, each Party shall pass unaltered Calling Party Number (CPN) information on each call. The Parties agree that they will not populate the CPN field in the call detail record with a Wholesale Cust wholesale Customer's billing or local routing number but will utilize the s final Customer's CPN or billing number. The Parties further agree to comply with 47 C.F.R. §64.1601(a). 4.3.1 4.2.1 Where possible, actual call detail records including the CPN, will be used by the terminating Party for purposes of auditing the scope of traffic. Where a terminating Party has the capability, it will use the actual call detail records including the CPN information associated with each specific call to identify traffic delivered by the other Party as either Local Traffic, Traffic or traffic that is not within the scope of this Agreement. 4.3.2 4.2.2 When a terminating Party receives insufficient call detail or the CPN is missing or masked, and therefore cannot determine whether the call is or is not within the scope of this Agreement, and if the percentage of traffic delivered with CPN and having sufficient detail is greater than 90% of total calls delivered, the calls without sufficient detail or CPN will be presumed to be in the same proportion as the calls having sufficient detail and CPN. If traffic delivered by one Party to the other Party has CPN and sufficient call detail on fewer than 90% of the calls, the terminating Party may provide written notice of a billing dispute to the other Party delivering such calls below the 90 percent threshold. Upon such notice, the Party delivering the traffic to the other Party (the "Delivering Party) shall have 30 days to investigate and correct the lack of CPN and report the date the problem was corrected to the other Party (th rminati the "Terminating Party") or provide evidence indicating the nature of calls that have insufficient call detail or lack a CPN. If the problem cannot be repaired within 30 days of the written notice to bring the delivered traffic without CPN to fewer than 10% of total calls, the Terminating Party will bill all traffic without CPN based on its intrastate access tariff for traffic in excess of 10% until such time as the traffic without CPN is fewer than 10% of total traffic.

Traffic Measurement and Billing over Interconnection Trunks. 4.1 The Parties will provide each other with the proper call information, including all proper translations for routing between networks and any information necessary for billing. 4.2 Each Party reserves the right to audit, at its own expense, all traffic and any associated billing as specified in this Section of the Agreement, up to a maximum of two audits per calendar year to ensure that only Local Traffic is and Local Internet Traffic are being routed on the Interconnection Trunks and that rates are being applied appropriately. Each Party agrees to provide the necessary Traffic data in conjunction with any such audit in a timely manner. 4.3 4.2 To the extent technically and economically feasible, each Party shall pass unaltered Calling Party Number (CPN) information on each call. For those Customers whose premise equipment is unable to populate the CPN in the call detail record, each party shall populate the CPN field with the Customer's billing number, subject to the aforementioned limitations. The Parties agree that they will not populate the CPN field in the call detail record with a Wholesale Cust wholesale Customer's billing or local routing number but will utilize the s final Customer's CPN or billing number. The Parties further agree to comply with 47 C.F.R. §64.1601(a). 4.3.1 4.2.1 Where possible, actual call detail records including the CPN, will be used by the terminating Party for purposes of auditing the scope of traffic. Where a terminating Party has the capability, it will use the actual call detail records including the CPN information associated with each specific call to identify traffic delivered by the other Party as either Local Traffic, Local Internet Traffic or traffic that is not within the scope of this Agreement. 4.3.2 4.2.2 When a terminating Party receives insufficient call detail or the CPN is missing or masked, and therefore cannot determine whether the call is or is not within the scope of this Agreement, and if the percentage of traffic delivered with CPN and having sufficient detail is greater than 90% of total calls delivered, the calls without sufficient detail or CPN will be presumed to be in the same proportion as the calls having sufficient detail and CPN. If traffic delivered by one Party to the other Party has CPN and sufficient call detail on fewer than 90% of the calls, the terminating Party may provide written notice of a billing dispute to the other Party delivering such calls below the 90 percent threshold. Upon such notice, the Party delivering the traffic to the other Party (the "Delivering Party) shall have 30 days to investigate and correct the lack of CPN and report the date the problem was corrected to the other Party (th rminati the "Terminating Party") or provide evidence indicating the nature of calls that have insufficient call detail or lack a CPN. If the problem cannot be repaired within 30 days of the written notice to bring the delivered traffic without CPN to fewer than 10% of total calls, the Terminating Party will bill all traffic without CPN based on its intrastate access tariff for traffic in excess of 10% until such time as the traffic without CPN is fewer than 10% of total traffic.

Traffic Measurement and Billing over Interconnection Trunks. 4.1 The Parties will provide each other with the proper call information, including all proper translations for routing between networks and any information necessary for billing. 4.2 Each Party reserves the right to audit, at its own expense, all traffic and any associated billing as specified in this Section of the Agreement, up to a maximum of two audits per calendar year to ensure that only Local Traffic is and Local Internet Traffic are being routed on the Interconnection Trunks and that rates are being applied appropriately. Each Party agrees to provide the necessary Traffic data in conjunction with any such audit in a timely manner. 4.3 4.2 To the extent technically and economically feasible, each Party shall pass unaltered Calling Party Number (CPN) information on each call. For those Customer's whose premise equipment is unable to populate the CPN in the call detail record, each party shall populate the CPN field with the Customer's billing number, subject to the aforementioned limitations. The Parties agree that they will not populate the CPN field in the call detail record with a Wholesale Cust wholesale Customer's billing or local routing number but will utilize the s final Customer's CPN or billing number. 4.3.1 4.2.1 Where possible, actual call detail records including the CPN, will be used by the terminating Party for purposes of auditing the scope of traffic. Where a terminating Party has the capability, it will use the actual call detail records including the CPN information associated with each specific call to identify traffic delivered by the other Party as either Local Traffic, Local Internet Traffic or traffic that is not within the scope of this Agreement. 4.3.2 4.2.2 When a terminating Party receives insufficient call detail or the CPN is missing or masked, and therefore cannot determine whether the call is or is not within the scope of this Agreement, and if the percentage of traffic delivered with CPN and having sufficient detail is greater than 90% of total calls delivered, the calls without sufficient detail or CPN will be presumed to be in the same proportion as the calls having sufficient detail and CPN. If traffic delivered by one Party to the other Party has CPN and sufficient call detail on fewer than 90% of the calls, the terminating Party may provide written notice of a billing dispute to the other Party delivering such calls below the 90 percent threshold. Upon such notice, the Party delivering the traffic to the other Party (the "Delivering Party) shall have 30 days to investigate and correct the lack of CPN and report the date the problem was corrected to the other Party (th rminati the “Terminating Party”) or provide evidence indicating the nature of calls that have insufficient call detail or lack a CPN. If the problem cannot be repaired within 30 days of the written notice to bring the delivered traffic without CPN to fewer than 10% of total calls, the Terminating Party will bill all traffic without CPN based on its intrastate access tariff for traffic in excess of 10% until such time as the traffic without CPN is fewer than 10% of total traffic.

Traffic Measurement and Billing over Interconnection Trunks. 4.1 The Parties will provide each other with the proper call information, including all proper translations for routing between networks and any information necessary for billing. 4.2 Each Party reserves the right to audit, at its own expense, all traffic and any associated billing as specified in this Section of the Agreement, up to a maximum of two audits per calendar year to ensure that only Local Traffic is being routed on the Interconnection Trunks and that rates are being applied appropriately. .Each Party agrees to provide the necessary Traffic data in conjunction with any such audit in a timely manner. 4.3 To the extent technically and economically feasible, each Party shall pass unaltered Calling Party Number (CPN) information on each call. The Parties agree that they will not populate the CPN field in the call detail record with a Wholesale Cust Customer’s billing or local routing number but will utilize the s Customer’s CPN or billing number. 4.3.1 Where possible, actual call detail records including the CPN, will be used by the terminating Party for purposes of auditing the scope of traffic. Where a terminating Party has the capability, it will use the actual call detail records including the CPN information associated with each specific call to identify traffic delivered by the other Party as either Local Traffic, or traffic that is not within the scope of this Agreement. 4.3.2 When a terminating Party receives insufficient call detail or the CPN is missing or masked, and therefore cannot determine whether the call is or is not within the scope of this Agreement, and if the percentage of traffic delivered with CPN and having sufficient detail is greater than 90% of total calls delivered, the calls without sufficient detail or CPN will be presumed to be in the same proportion as the calls having sufficient detail and CPN. If traffic delivered by one Party to the other Party has CPN and sufficient call detail on fewer than 90% of the calls, the terminating Party may provide written notice of a billing dispute to the other Party delivering Partydelivering such calls below the 90 percent threshold. Upon such notice, the Party delivering the traffic to the other Party (the "Delivering Party) shall have 30 days to investigate and correct the lack of CPN and report the date the problem was corrected to the other Party (th rminati the “Terminating Party”) or provide evidence indicating the nature of calls that have insufficient call detail or lack a CPN. If the problem cannot be repaired within 30 days of the written notice to bring the delivered traffic without CPN to fewer than 10% of total calls, the Terminating Party will bill all traffic without CPN based on its intrastate access tariff for traffic in excess of 10% until such time as the traffic without CPN is fewer than 10% of total traffic.

Traffic Measurement and Billing over Interconnection Trunks. 4.1 The Parties will provide each other with the proper call information, including all proper translations for routing between networks and any information necessary for billing. 4.2 Each Party reserves the right to auditParty, at its own expense, reserves the right to audit all traffic and any associated billing as specified in this Section of the Agreement, up to a maximum of two audits one audit per calendar year to ensure that only Local Traffic is are being routed on the Interconnection Trunks and that rates are being applied appropriately; however, if the result of an audit reveals non-compliance or incorrect billing by one Party, the other Party may conduct audits more frequently than once per calendar year. Each Party agrees to provide the necessary Traffic data in conjunction with any such audit in a timely manner. 4.3 4.2 To the extent technically and economically feasible, each Party shall pass unaltered Calling Party Number (CPN) information on each call. For those Customer's whose premise equipment is unable to populate the CPN in the call detail record, each party shall populate the CPN field with the Customer's billing number. The Parties agree that they will not populate the CPN field in the call detail record with a Wholesale Cust wholesale Customer's billing or local routing number but will utilize the s final Customer's CPN or billing number. 4.3.1 4.2.1 Where possible, actual call detail records including the CPN, will be used by the terminating Party for purposes of auditing the scope of traffic. Where a terminating Party has the capability, it will use the actual call detail records including the CPN information associated with each specific call to identify traffic delivered by the other Party as either Local Traffic, Traffic or traffic that is not within the scope of this Agreement. 4.3.2 4.2.2 When a terminating Party receives insufficient call detail or the CPN is missing or masked, and therefore cannot determine whether the call is or is not within the scope of this Agreement, and if the percentage of traffic delivered with CPN and having sufficient detail is greater than 9095% of the total calls delivered, the calls without sufficient detail or CPN will be presumed to be in the same proportion as the calls having CPN and sufficient detail and CPNdetail. If traffic delivered by one Party to the other Party has does not have CPN and sufficient call detail on for more than 5% or fewer than 9095% of the calls, the terminating Party may provide written notice of a billing dispute to the other Party delivering such calls below the 90 95 percent threshold. Upon such notice, the Party delivering the traffic to the other Party (the "Delivering Party) shall have 30 days to investigate and correct the lack of CPN and report the date the problem was corrected to the other Party (th rminati provide evidence indicating the nature of calls that have insufficient call detail or lack a CPN"Terminating Party"). If the problem cannot be repaired within 30 days of the written notice to bring the delivered traffic without CPN to fewer than 105% of total calls, the Terminating Party will bill all traffic without CPN based on its intrastate access tariff for as interstate Access Services traffic in excess of 10% until such time as the traffic without CPN is fewer than 105% of total traffic.